Source: NPR
Date: 8 January, 2012
New Hampshire holds the title of being the state where the first primary is always held, something they are very proud of. Apparently, every candidate that has won in both Iowa and New Hampshire go on to win the party nomination.
This bears good news to Romney because of his victory in Iowa and the large support he has in New Hampshire. Pat Buchanan once bid for support in New Hampshire as a Democratic candidate against Bob Dole in 1996 and actually was pushed forward massively by the state. However, he lost the nomination against Dole in the end. He says from experience that candidates that go against the status quo are often more welcomed and supported by New Hampshire people. This is known as the "New Hampshire" effect where the state is the tie breaker, the decider. Should Romney win, he faces a greater challenge by being tested of his skills as a diplomat and a politician. Buchanan states that Romney "...will have to go down and unite this party around the proposition that all of us may disagree on some issues, but we all agree on the proposition that the country can't take four more years of Barack Obama." New Hampshire is the make or break it state, and with the way things are, Romney may have this in the bag, but time has shown sometimes the unexpected can happen. Will he be able to hold onto the lead and pave his way to the nomination? You decide.http://www.npr.org/2012/01/08/144873071/the-new-hampshire-primary-boost-or-bust
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